🔵 All About Cinnamon Vs. Cassia

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Did you know that the cinnamon in your spice cabinet is probably not true cinnamon, but an imposter known as Cassia? There are several related tree barks that are sold commercially as ‘Cinnamon’.
True Cinnamon
AKA: Baker’s cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, Soft stick cinnamon
Botanical Names: Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Cinnamomum verum
Plant Family: Laurel (Lauraceae)
Origin: Sri Lanka
- Almost exclusively from Sri Lanka
- The most complex flavour of all the ‘cinnamon’ species
- The bark of true cinnamon is relatively thin
- Hard to find for sale in most North American supermarkets
Cassia-Cinnamon
AKA: Bastard cinnamon
Botanical Names: Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum loureirii (Saigon cinnamon)
Plant Family: Laurel (Lauraceae)
Origin: Central Asia
Regions Of Cultivation: China, Vietnam
- The most commonly harvested cinnamon species
- Cassia is sold in America generically as cinnamon
- The flavour is simplistic and more intense than that of true cinnamon
- Almost impossible to grind at home, so if you need ground, by the powder
When we want punch and potency, we reach for cassia; for complexity and subtlety - grab the true cinnamon.
Vietnam produces a cassia-cinnamon called Saigon cinnamon: Cinnamomum loureirii. It has a high oil content which gives a very intense flavour. It can be an overwhelming, more intense version of Cassia from other sources.
-Both are great in savoury as well as sweet recipes.
-Tomato based dishes are more tomato-ey if you add some Cinnamon
-BBQ rubs / sauces Chili
White Cinnamon
AKA: Canela (Spanish)
Botanical Name: Cinnamomum alba
Plant Family: Laurel (Lauraceae)
Origin: West Indies
This species is generally thought to be native to the West Indies, and was used culinarily by the indigenous peoples. The bark is thin, soft, and pliable like true cinnamon, with a white outer layer. The flavour is coarser than true cinnamon, with no complexity and a lower oil content than the Asian cassias. White cinnamon is not seen very often for sale outside the caribbean.
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@GlenAndFriendsCooking 6 лет назад

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@LittleRapGuy 3 года назад

They lied to us.... :0

@sothyvirerksin6730 3 года назад

Verum = "true". They're both from the cinnamomum family. It's not that cassia is fake, it's just that someone gave it a name to light up the comments section centuries ago.

@OPM6906 5 лет назад

Shout-out from Sri Lanka!!!

@lakshithalathpandura6264 4 года назад

I use True Cinnamon almost everyday for my cooking and I can taste and feel the difference between Cassia and Cinnamon. Because I’m from Sri Lanka and living in the United States.

@krishnapriya2324 3 года назад

Hey from where can we order the original product any link please

@deepaksahu6075 3 года назад

In Amazon also find cylon cinnamon n check what's written on packet

@ClintGilbert5 3 года назад

true cinnamon is good for for you i here cassia is poisonous to liver.

@GilGamesh_arts 4 года назад

Hello Glen, I think you need to give people a basic idea about the health problems with too much cassia, after watching your video now i looked into the difference of their health effects and just discovered how bad is to use too much cassia, and this (too much) is actually a bit less than what we may use for flavouring some of the recipes, unlike the true cinnamon. Love you guys and you both making a big help for me to get through this CoVid19 times, thanks a lot and keep going friends. 🌺🌺

@yanj111 Год назад

this is so true, I was shocked when I saw how much cassia is being use in US cooking when I just came to US, it is a ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, and Chinese don't use it often for cooking, only a little bit for seasoning, certainly don't ground it up and put loads into the cake

@markstevenson7577 4 года назад

I use true cinnamon aka Ceylon cinnamon because you reap the full benefits from Ceylon, no chemicals or pesticides are used whilst growing Ceylon & is much sweeter

@trish59100 4 года назад

I really like your explainations and realistic view. I agree that each cinnamon has its place. The only thing that concerns me is that for peope (like myself) who have a liver condition should be aware that eating too much of the cassia cinnamon can be harmful. For most people this is not an issue.

@armandopina8529 3 года назад

grew up on Mexican Canela (Ceylon Cinnamon) and powdered American cinnamon. differences are real to me. I like both and favor Mexican Canela for its nuance flavors.

@mayelinesantana 2 года назад

OMG, yes! No wonder when my family came from DR, the canela tasted different! 😫 It’s not the same cause it’s not! 😆

@Hanaconda_Aquaponics 3 года назад

Here in the UK I had never heard of cassia until today. I had put "Ground Cinnamon" on the shopping list and my partner bought "Ground Sweet Cinnamon". The ingredients say it's cassia. I came to this video to see if I can still use it. When we buy cinnamon sticks in the UK they're always the flakier true cinnamon, and I think that ground cinnamon usually is too. This cassia appears to have a different colour and smell to true cinnamon, but hopefully the flavour isn't too different.

@TheDenisedrake 6 лет назад

Great explanation! I love putting a cinnamon stick (cassia) in my tea. I'll seen the flaky true cinnamon sticks at a local market and I'm thinking this would be a great way to taste the differences. Thank you

@dwaynetube 6 лет назад

I am realy glad that you are back making videos. I realy enjoyed the old ones and almost stoped watching LeGourmeTV for a time, cause the other hosts are not bad, but IMO lacked something that you bring to the table (so to speak :-) )

@ahojlax 3 года назад

Sir..thank you for explanation of the difference between cinnamon..!!

@AaronFigFront 2 года назад

There are some really good Cantonese cassia cinnamon. Varies wildly in prices depending on the harvest age and parts on the tree. Cassia is not necessarily inferior, but it is hard to get them elsewhere.

@ravichandranjv5636 3 года назад

Crisp explanation. One supermart attendant when asked for Cinnamon powder, handed me a Cassia and said, "This is what they use" God knows who 'they' are when if you ask for Cinnamon powder, you should get Cinnamon powder. It'd never get into the thickheads of people who simply live on what others do. A kind of stupidity but then not appreciating the difference between Cinnamon and Cassia and selling one for the other, must also be some form of stupidity!!

@Rink03 2 года назад

it used to not always be this way, I remember long ago when my mom bought Cinnamon sticks, they were papery and thin, when I learned about Ceylon Cinnamon being the 'true' Cinnamon, I decided to go take a look at the differences, doing that brought that memory up and I recognized Ceylon as being widely available, it was later on that cassia was dumped on US markets. (Good ole Chinese dumping foods on US markets, they did the same thing with garlic as well in the recent past)

@alistercat 3 года назад

Saigon cinnamon is my favorite! I pour loads into my oatmeal. I love the "smack in the face" of it. Other cinnamon just tastes bland in comparison.

@KatarinaS. 25 дней назад

Be careful with that, more is not better in this case.

@lilyrara 6 лет назад

Thanks . I had no idea. 🙃

@gilliandidierserre4190 Месяц назад

Your the best thank you Glen and Friends❤

@therealchickentender 2 года назад

I beg to differ. I think cassia is fine for many dishes, as you mention, where many other flavors are present, but it if it's used in any dish as a main flavor I find the difference entirely noticeable. If it's the *main* flavor, the difference is absolutely unmistakable - my wife agrees as well and she'd be the first to admit that subtleties like this are usually lost on her.

@Bhope07 9 месяцев назад

This cleared things up

@jsobrino 3 года назад

Mexican cinnamon is also a “true” cinnamon, it’s a ceylon variety

@Botanifiles 4 года назад

This is why I forage, so many flavors available in nature that most people never try

@Rink03 2 года назад

I love the idea of foraging

@kymmiejohnston3481 3 года назад

I have the good looking cinnamon sticks I just bought at the little Mexican market across the street yet it has no smell and tastes like a stick. I brought one to a boil a then simmered It very low for several hours yet the taste still was so subtle and the aroma in the air was light. I have a can of cinnamon sticks from the store that are totally opposite. The price of the real cinnamon is very high also. I’m discouraged. Is real cinnamon supposed to be better than this?

@armandopina8529 3 года назад

you bought old cinnamon sticks.

@136jab 3 года назад

I like to use a stick Cassia in beef stock, but when seasoning the stew to taste I tweak it with ground Ceylon.

@LOVE-JC777 3 года назад

My family favorite cinnamon tea 🍵 Sri lanka cinnamon.

@Rink03 2 года назад

True Cinnamon is good for you, Cassia can cause liver damage with some people.

@18wheelerdad 3 года назад

It must be an american thing. To have true cinnamon. And not true cinnamon. Because i buy cinnamon here in the uk and no cinnamon ever looks like what ive seen on this video.

@Shawnne86 4 года назад

I knew this... But what struck me... Was the Ferrari vs Pontiac Fiero (my cousin had a red one and a black one) reference. I'm about where you live, but here in the MotorCity, that's QUITE a difference.

@rigovaldez2469 3 месяца назад

We’re Mexican and my mom gets all her cinnamon in Mexican markets and it’s always true cinnamon it’s the quills that have the papery layers that’s all she ever uses

@THall-vi8cp 2 месяца назад

There's a little carnicería a half a block away and I bought some Ceylon cinnamon there. I also have cassia and Saigon cinnamon. To my taste, Ceylon cinnamon is more subtle in flavor, Saigon cinnamon will kick your teeth in, and cassia is somewhere in the middle. They all have their uses.

@un_lucio 2 года назад

omg, now I understand why I don't like stuff with cinnamon when I'm in the US! It's not cinnamon 🤦‍♂

@MrRShoaf 2 года назад

I had a friend who as a former baker insisted that Saigon was the only variety he would use for his baking. Other types were too blah. Perhaps this is the kick in the face you describe.

@longtermcareexperiences-bi5685 5 лет назад

I understand that cassia is bad for your health and has been banned in the EU. Is that correct?

@GabyPoulain 5 лет назад

From what I know, it's not banned per se, just restricted in terms of import and sale. Although cassia bark has several health benefits (blood sugar control, anti-fungal properties, flatulence and nausea prevention, among others), you are also right that it is actually pretty harmful. Cassia bark, marketed as cinnamon in many parts of the world, notably in North America and the UK, contains high levels of coumarin, a substance known to thin or dilute our blood, resulting in liver damage. While coumarin is present in the bark of almost every member of the laurel family, its concentration is highest among the varieties of cassia, especially Saigon/Vietnamese cinnamon (c. loureirii), Indonesian cinnamon (c. burmanii) and Chinese cinnamon (c. cassia). In contrast, the coumarin level in the bark of "true" or Ceylon cinnamon (c. verum) is much lower and therefore safer for human consumption, with the aforementioned health benefits for good measure. However, it's about 6 or 7 times more expensive than cassia as it's not as widely grown and its production is very labour-intensive (notice how the "quills" or sticks have a multilayered appearance; these are actually several layers of the thin, brittle bark rolled by hand). So far there are only two countries in which there's a large-scale cultivation of "true" or Ceylon cinnamon, i.e. Madagascar and its native Sri Lanka. Hope I've answered your question!

@markstevenson7577 4 года назад

The ground stuff you buy on the supermarket shelf is cassia so no it isn't banned but like you say is bad for you but only if you over use it

@sislertx 3 месяца назад

Sonif i want to get all 3 and try them its next to impossible in north america .especially in the middle of no where small town america. This video needs links.

@qownson4410 4 года назад

Damn, was hoping you'd bring up cinnamon substitutes too.

@sennest 6 лет назад

You still rock! Thank you for the lesson.

@j7ndominica051 3 года назад

Can ground cinnamon powder be almost grey color instead of red? I bought some at a spice market, where they also had dried sticks that looked greenish, but I didn't pay much attention to them. It has a flavor despite the appearance.

@cv6659 3 года назад

Glen, what is the name of the music you use for your vids? I don't know why it evokes so much nostalgia, but it does. I really enjoy hearing it in the background. Great vid, as always. I'm slowly making my way through your spices series. I truly hope you continue it in the future.

@samankapugamage6573 Год назад

Ceylon cinnamon is best sweet safe ❤

@karolinakuc4783 Месяц назад

Also no matter how much you put it it is never too spicy even to very sensitive people

@nathanfarias1051 3 года назад

For middle eastern savory cooking .. which do recommend? Ty

@martell203 3 года назад

Doesn’t Cassia have a high quantity of something that is toxic to humans?

@lev_rzld_ 2 года назад

Actually depends, you wouldn't use as much as a tablespoon of it in your dessert right ? just a hint of it, and it still safe

@joewger 3 года назад

Cassia is ok as long as you dont take so much that it can hurt your liver. Chinese medical studies find that Cassia works well for blood sugar, anti cancer, etc.

@classhutswimming5748 4 года назад

hi im from ceylon if you intrested to start cinnamon business in ceylon please welcome...trust is the truth

@ranjaniadipudi2846 3 года назад

Any health disaster if we get cassia

@GlenAndFriendsCooking 3 года назад

No health disaster at all - so many people are going to try and scare you that Cassia is 'dangerous', or will 'kill you', but 90% of the Cinnamon sold in the world for food is Cassia.

@MrD-sq4dk 4 месяца назад

Saigon makes me glow

@wayneguppy1667 4 года назад

What differences can you tell from the trees?

@sujathajinka3444 2 года назад

how can I buy original cinnomon

@keetrandling4530 4 года назад

Apple butter: real cinnamon much much better.

@purnielangbam142 6 лет назад

Sir Plz can u tell me how to identify true cinnamon in market

@GlenAndFriendsCooking 6 лет назад

It should be called "Ceylon Cinnamon" or "True Cinnamon" - you can also tell because it's much thinner and will break apart in your fingers.

@purnielangbam142 6 лет назад

Thanks for reply me

@kathleeningram7258 4 года назад

Great video! :0) New subby right here.

@ngphan1620 5 месяцев назад

"True cinnamom" is more expensive than cassia. Because it includes a " stupid fee". The more stupid a user is, the more a user pays!

@narmathasri9633 5 лет назад

Cinnamon also grows in North east India

@TomAnderson. 3 года назад

So back then they were doing the “cassia challenge” and not the “cinnamon challenge” What a dumb generation they were 🤦🏻😂

@bharathsf Год назад

True Cinnamon is from India but it is called Ceylon cinnamon because the British grew and traded from there. There is account of true cinnamon exported from Malabar coast to Egypt several 1000 years ago

@KatarinaS. 25 дней назад

I buy ground Ceylon.

@jacksbackable 2 года назад

Not sure what we’re buying in Australia!? It’s sold (ground) as Dutch cinnamon.......!! 🤨

@Rink03 2 года назад

Dutch Cinnamon is Cassia, not Ceylon cinnamon

@nabilabdelrahman4867 4 года назад

What is. The. Benefit. And. Useses. Of. Cardamom

@GlenAndFriendsCooking 4 года назад

Take a. Look. At. The Other Videos. In. This. Series. We cover Cardamom. Black. And Green. Links In. The. Description. Box.

@brigitterosales3735 4 года назад

@@GlenAndFriendsCooking How would you feel if someone did that to you?

@GlenAndFriendsCooking 4 года назад

@@brigitterosales3735 Ha - maybe you didn't notice, but they did it to me. So I responded in kind. They asked about cardamom and I directed them to our video about cardamom.

@brigitterosales3735 4 года назад

@@GlenAndFriendsCooking Do you feel like they did it to make fun of you? If so then I apologize, I spoke out of turn. :)

@GlenAndFriendsCooking 4 года назад

@@brigitterosales3735 Yes - just one of 100's of troll comments I get every week. I left this one up because it isn't so bad, but if only you could read the avalanche of hateful, hurtful, sh*t directed at me that I have to wade through. You'd lose your patience as well.

@hhannde6 4 года назад

So they’re like homo sapiens and Neanderthals lol

@sravs3054 4 года назад

Indian cinnamon is different I think

@photophoto7354 Год назад

Our cinnamon is actually cassia

@jbjb8817 5 лет назад

Cassia no Bueno mejor Ceilão origini

@jbjb8817 5 лет назад

Cassia non va beni Ceilão ok

@Valyndris 4 года назад

Thank you for showing me the difference, I want to give my parrot real cinnamon as cassia is actually toxic to him, this video was exactly what I needed to know. :)